Key art depicting (left to right) Jin, Mugen, and Fuu
サムライチャンプルー (Samurai Chanpurū)
Genre
Adventure[1]
Historical[2]
Samurai[3][4]
Created by
Manglobe
Manga
Written by
Masaru Gotsubo
Published by
Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher
AUS:Madman Entertainment
NA:Tokyopop
Magazine
Monthly Shōnen Ace
Demographic
Shōnen
Original run
January 26, 2004 – September 25, 2004
Volumes
2
Anime television series
Directed by
Shinichirō Watanabe
Produced by
Takatoshi Hamano
Takashi Kochiyama
Tetsuro Satomi
Written by
Shinji Obara
Music by
Tsutchie
Fat Jon
Nujabes
Force of Nature
Studio
Manglobe
Licensed by
Crunchyroll[a]
SEA:Odex
UK:MVM Films
Original network
Fuji TV
English network
AU:SBS TV
CA:Razer (Kamikaze)
IN:Animax
SEA:Animax Asia
UK:Viceland
US:Funimation Channel, Adult Swim (Toonami)
ZA:Animax
Original run
May 20, 2004 – March 19, 2005
Episodes
26 (List of episodes)
Samurai Champloo (Japanese: サムライチャンプルー, Hepburn: Samurai Chanpurū) is a 2004 Japanese historical adventure anime television series. The debut television production of studio Manglobe, the 26-episode series aired from May 2004 to March 2005. It was first partially broadcast on Fuji TV, then had a complete airing on Fuji Network System. It was licensed for North American broadcast on Adult Swim, and for commercial release first by Geneon Entertainment and later by Crunchyroll. It was also licensed for English releases in the United Kingdom by MVM Films, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. A manga adaptation was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Ace during 2004, later released in North America by Tokyopop the following year.
The series is set in a fictionalized version of Edo period Japan, blending traditional elements with anachronistic cultural references, including hip hop. The series follows the exploits of tea waitress Fuu, vagrant outlaw Mugen, and ronin Jin. Fuu saves Mugen and Jin from execution, then forces the pair to aid in her quest to find a samurai who smells of sunflowers. Structured similar to a road movie, the series focuses on tolerance and acceptance of minorities contrasted against its setting, with a central theme being the portrayal and acceptance of death.
Director Shinichirō Watanabe began planning for the series in 1999, creating the characters and premise during his work on Cowboy Bebop: The Movie and The Animatrix, and began pre-production in 2002. The staff included character designer and animation director Kazuto Nakazawa and writers Shinji Obara and Yukihiko Tsutsumi of Office Crescendo. The music was composed by hip hop artists Shinji "Tsutchie" Tsuchida of Shakkazombie, Fat Jon, Nujabes and Force of Nature. The production was unstructured, with the scenario going through multiple revisions, and Watanabe bringing in multiple guest creators to ensure a high animation quality. Reception of the series has been positive, with praise focusing on its animation and music, and proved a commercial success in the West.
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